EPISODE · Jan 1, 2016 · 2H 47M
The Journal of Submarine Commander Von Forstner : George-Günther Von Forstner
from Audiobooks in Biography & Memoir · host George-Günther Von Forstner
Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/258994 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Journal of Submarine Commander Von Forstner Author: George-Günther Von Forstner Narrator: Sue Anderson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 47 minutes Release date: January 1, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.71 of Total 34 Ratings of Narrator: 3.86 of Total 7 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The Journal of Submarine Commander Von Forstner is a graphic account of WWI submarine warfare. Forstner was the commander of German U-boat U-28. His journal, first published 1916, gives a gritty picture of daily life inside a submarine and details several torpedo attacks on Allied shipping. The 1917 translation of Forstner's journal into English was unquestionably intended to bolster the Allied war effort. In the foreword, the translator states: "Nothing at the present day has aroused such fear as this invisible enemy, nor has anything outraged the civilized world like the tragedies caused by the German submarines."
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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/258994 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Journal of Submarine Commander Von Forstner Author: George-Günther Von Forstner Narrator: Sue Anderson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 47 minutes Release date: January 1, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.71 of Total 34 Ratings of Narrator: 3.86 of Total 7 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The Journal of Submarine Commander Von Forstner is a graphic account of WWI submarine warfare. Forstner was the commander of German U-boat U-28. His journal, first published 1916, gives a gritty picture of daily life inside a submarine and details several torpedo attacks on Allied shipping. The 1917 translation of Forstner's journal into English was unquestionably intended to bolster the Allied war effort. In the foreword, the translator states: "Nothing at the present day has aroused such fear as this invisible enemy, nor has anything outraged the civilized world like the tragedies caused by the German submarines."
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